Deep Sky Update – May 2023
It’s amazing how light the ‘night’ sky is up here at 59 degrees north currently. And also how quickly the
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Observer’s Challenge – The Crescent Moon, Venus and Mars
Look west after sunset on the evenings of 23rd and 24th May, and you may be able to catch the
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Bright Supernova in M101
On 19th May, Koichi Itagaki discovered a supernova in the nearby face on spiral galaxy M101, given the designation SN
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JUICE is on its way – with its radar antenna deployed
The new European Jupiter mission, JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer), was launched successfully on 2023 April 14, after a 24-hour
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Deep Sky Update – April 2023
Sorry for another late update, but we are just past Full Moon so there won’t have been much in the
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Pete and Paul’s Observing Challenges for 2023
Pete and Paul gave their popular presentation on Observing Challenges at the 2023 Winchester Webinar. Click here if you would like
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Bob Mizon – 1946-2023
The President and Council were deeply saddened to hear the news of the sudden passing of Bob Mizon on Wednesday,
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Observer’s Challenge – Photograph the Lyrid meteors
The April Lyrids bring to an end the long late winter/early spring period when there are no major meteor showers.
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JUICE heading for Jupiter this week
JUICE, the next great Jupiter-bound spacecraft, is scheduled to be launched this Thursday April 13, at 12:15 UT, from the
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Deep Sky Update – March 2023
March was not terribly good for observing for me – though I did see aurorae on two nights, one of
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